Necktie.



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NEGKTIE.

APPLICATION FILED 001.229, 1906.

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@wi/[Macaw ALFRED SWANSON, OF ALBUQUERQUE, TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO.

NE CKTIE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1907.

Application filed October 29. 1906. Serial No. 341,132.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED SwANsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Albuquerque, in the county of Bernalillo and Territory of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckties; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in neckties.

The obj ect of the invention is to provide a necktie for turndown collars in the make up of which is employed the fastening plate shown in the United States Patent 81 1,455 granted to me Jan. 30, 1906.

With the above and other objects in view7 the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed. t In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front view of the tie showing the same applied to a turndown collar. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tie before being made up. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the first step in making the tie. Fig. 4 is a rear view showing the Second step. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the completed tie, and Fig. 6 is a detail view of the button used for attaching this form of tie to a collar.

In the accompanying drawings, l denotes the ribbon or strip of material of which the tie is formed and 2 denotes the fastening plate hereinbefore referred to. The plate 2 is provided with an elongated slot 3 and a collar button slot 4, and at its opposite ends is provided with lugs or ears 5 by means of which the plate is sewed or otherwise fastened to the tie after the latter is made up thereby securely fastening or holding the tie in place.

In 'forming the tie, the strip of material 1 is preferably first doubled upon itself and the folded or doubled end is then inserted throughthe slot 3 as shown in Fig. 3, after which the free ends of the strip are folded back upon the doubled end to form the front of the tie and then passed under the lower edge thereof and then up on the rear side as at 6 and then forward over the top edge of said doubled portion, and then down between the front of the tie and the doubled end to form a single knot to simulate a fourin-hand tie, as shown in Fig. 4. The plate 2 being disposed adjacent to the edge of the rear cross piece or fold 6 of the tie, is then turned over onto said fold 6 and sewed or tied thereto by passing the threads around the ears or lugs 5 as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

Vhen the tie is thus formed the plate will stand vertically, or substantially longitudinally of the tie, and the doubled end of the first fold of the tie will project at one of the upper corners of the tie as shown at 7 so that when the tie is applied to the collar, said end 7 will project beneath one corner ofthe same, while the upper end of the plate 2 will project beneath the opposite corner of the collar as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, thus holding the tie in place.

In applying the tie, to the collar, the elongated head 8 of the button 9 shown in Fig. 6 will be engaged with the slot 4 in the plate7 so that when the tie is tuined into proper position, the head will be against the inner side of the plate transversely to the slot 4, thus preventing the casual displacement or removal of the tie.

A tie constructed and arranged as herein shown and described simulates a four-inhand tie and is intended for use with turn down collars and may be quickly and easily applied to and removed from the same.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

In a necktie, a fastening plate having a iug at each end and provided with a slot adjacent to one edge and a curved opening substantially at its center, a strip of folded material In testimony Whereof I have hereunto set passed through said slot and tied into a knot my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witto simulate a four-in-hand tie7 the plate being I nesses.

then turned back upon the rear side of the ALFRED SWANSON. 5 knot so as to be substantially longitudinal Witnesses:

of the tie and secured thereto by means of JOHN DIDRON,

threads passing over said lugs. JOHN A. TANDBERY. 

